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No. 859,550. PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

J. W. DOUDNA.

VAULT.

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, l JOSEPH W. DOUDNA, or MARIETTA, OHIO.

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. Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 25,1901.Serial No. 354,027.

Patented July 9, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. DOUDNA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marietta, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vaults, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a vault and has for its object the perfectprotection of the casket placed therein, and is also especially adaptedfor the purpose of holding the weight of earth from bearing upon the topof the vault, and for forming an air space immediately above the top.

The invention consists of the novel features of construction,hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device showing the base,the vault removed from the base and the supplemental roof lifted fromthe vault. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the vault, Fig. 3 is atransverse section through the vault, base. and supplemental roof.

i In constructing this vault I employ a box or casing A which may be ofany suitable material, as for example, wood or iron, or may beconstructed of cement if desired. 4

I have shown a vault constructed of wood as this is the cheapest andlightest form of the device. The side and end walls of the bar A are ofconsiderable thickness and have a V-shaped groove formed in their loweredges; said groove extending entirely around said box. Within thisgroove extends a metal lining A which is secured to sides and top of thebox. I provide a flat base B, which has V-shaped shoulders B formed uponits under face which shoulders fit in the groove A. This base isprovided with two longitu- 1 dinal'strips B upon its lower face,. saidstrips being arranged parallel to and adjacent the side-edges of thebase and lift it above the ground. Adjacent each end of the base areformed openings B In practice the box A is lowered over an elevatedplatform E, upon which the casket rests. When the parts are assembledthe box fits tightly upon the case, the shoulder bearing upon the metallining A and sealing the vault.

In order to hold theweight of the earth from the top of the vault andalso to provide an, air space immediately above the top, thesupplemental roof D is placed in position the supporting strips Dresting upon the top of the box. i i

As the box A is lifted above the ground at the bottom by the supports Bit Will be obvious that an air space is formed both above and below thevault and ventilation into these spaces are provided through the openingB and the tube 0.

Screw-eyes F are secured in the top of the box A,

by means of which it is lowered over the base B, platform E and thecasket.

To form the V-shaped groove A without weakening the sides of the box Ithicken the lower edge by supplemental side-strips A Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:-

A device of the kind described comprising a downwardly open box, havingits lower edges beveled, supplemental side' strips also beveled on theirinner faces, the said beveled portions forming a V-shaped groove, a baseand a V-shaped shoulder on the base cooperating with said grooves.

JOSEPH W. DOUDNA.

i Witnesses ANNA M. WALLACE, MARY H. GIBnoNs.

